bistro
A small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisineA small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisine.
» In this bistro, there's always a lot of students.
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1 sensesA small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisine.
Bistro, Bistro, Kneipe
бистро́bistró, бистро́bistró, заку́сочнаяzakúsočnaja
бістроbistro
a small informal restaurant; serves wine
Examples
2 sentencesIn this bistro, there's always a lot of students.
Tom was invited to come and have a beer at the local bistro.
Translations
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Origin
Attested from c. 1920, from the French bistro(t) with the original meaning "proprietor ofAttested from c. 1920, from the French bistro(t) with the original meaning "proprietor of a tavern" (1880s), of unknown origin, presumably regional French dialect. See the French etymology for more.
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Forms
plural: bistrosSynonyms
18 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsSee also
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